# 119-hres-618: Commending the Coast Guard, Air Station Corpus Christi, and the crew of CG-6553 for their heroic efforts and courageous response to the catastrophic flooding across central Texas.

119-hres-618, Commending the Coast Guard, Air Station Corpus Christi, and the crew of CG-6553 for their heroic efforts and courageous response to the catastrophic flooding across central Texas., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-618
- Congress: 119
- Title: Commending the Coast Guard, Air Station Corpus Christi, and the crew of CG-6553 for their heroic efforts and courageous response to the catastrophic flooding across central Texas.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This resolution would formally commend the Coast Guard's heroic response** to the catastrophic July 4, 2025 flooding across central Texas. It would note that MH-65 helicopter CG-6553 and its crew, including rescue swimmer AST3 Scott Ruskan, helped triage and rescue 165 people across three landing zones, that the crew airlifted 15 more, and that the Coast Guard deployed 54 personnel with eight MH-65 helicopters and two HC-144 aircraft while expressing deep gratitude to all federal, state, and local responders and volunteers.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hres-1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-hres-618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/618)

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- [119-hres-1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative fro…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1481)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-618 (as of 2026-04-21).